2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Some other prescription drug?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 861 270 31.4 27.8-35.3 591 68.6 64.7-72.2
-MALES 341 82 22.0 17.5-27.4 259 78.0 72.6-82.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 238 58 22.9 17.3-29.6 180 77.1 70.4-82.7
Non-Hispanic Black 66 *** *** *** 49 79.0 67.0-87.4
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 91 23 24.8 16.1-36.2 68 75.2 63.8-83.9
65-74 76 17 18.3 10.8-29.3 59 81.7 70.7-89.2
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 89 18 19.8 12.1-30.7 71 80.2 69.3-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 116 33 23.6 16.6-32.5 83 76.4 67.5-83.4
College Graduate 99 23 21.0 13.9-30.5 76 79.0 69.5-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 21 22.4 14.3-33.4 74 77.6 66.6-85.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 203 58 25.1 19.0-32.3 145 74.9 67.7-81.0
No 136 22 16.6 10.5-25.1 114 83.4 74.9-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 39 28.7 20.5-38.7 88 71.3 61.3-79.5
Non-Veteran 213 43 18.6 13.5-25.2 170 81.4 74.8-86.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 14 12.5 7.2-21.0 72 87.5 79.0-92.8
Regional City or Suburban County 107 32 28.9 20.1-39.7 75 71.1 60.3-79.9
Rural 148 36 22.4 15.7-31.0 112 77.6 69.0-84.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 26 15.9 10.4-23.7 118 84.1 76.3-89.6
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 107 30 25.2 16.8-35.8 77 74.8 64.2-83.2
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 153 38 23.3 16.7-31.5 115 76.7 68.5-83.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 88 18 18.9 11.5-29.5 70 81.1 70.5-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 131 38 24.8 17.6-33.8 93 75.2 66.2-82.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 122 26 20.9 13.7-30.7 96 79.1 69.3-86.3

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*Asked of respondents that stated they were doing something to cope with their Chronic Pain.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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